ancient times; distant past; antiquity
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
tradition; legend; folklore
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
arrest; apprehension; capture
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
influence; clout; leverage
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
strong nation; powerful country
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation